Los Angeles, Dec 08: Computer maker Gateway on Friday aimed to "jazz" up a ho-hum Christmas season by announcing a deal with online music provider Pressplay to load its PCs with 2,000 songs from hit pop stars from Eminem and Bruce Springsteen to the Dixie Chicks and Frank Sinatra. The deal with Pressplay, a joint venture between Vivendi Universal and Sony, capped a turbulent week for Gateway, which saw its stock fall 17 per cent on Thursday after the troubled PC maker warned that fourth-quarter revenue might not measure up to expectations.
The news followed three consecutive quarters of losses at Gateway, which has suffered from weak demand and stiff competition from rivals like Dell Computer.
Under the Pressplay deal, Gateway consumers can access the Pressplay service and features in several ways, including a 90-day free subscription to the service, with 2,000 songs preloaded and available for streaming and downloading. Bureau Report